I have duly received and attentively considered your Despatch of
the
9th February N
o 18 in reply to my Despatch upon the
subject of the sale of Town Lots at
Victoria and I beg to offer
you my
sinceresincere thanks for the very valuable information you have
conveyed to me in connection with the settlement and improvement
of Land in British Colonies as acquired by long experience in
your Department.